Hawaii Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Mamas & Mamas to Be: what do you want to know?
Since I'll be taking over the weekly posts, and since there is a new crop of Mamas to Be since the last one, what would you like to know? Post here!
Or you can send me an email at njswimmer [at] hotmail
They can be questions for TTCers, Moms and/or Moms to be!
Re: Mamas & Mamas to Be: what do you want to know?
I want to know how people have prepared for birth, both mentally and physically. I feel really anxious about it!
Also, I'm curious as to what kind of help is most helpful in the first few weeks after baby arrives. We are trying to figure out specific ways to involve our parents rather than having an open door, be-here-all-the-time policy. (Unless THAT ends up being the most helpful thing...)
Yaaaaaay! Let's see, since we're (slowly) starting to outfit the nursery, I have a bunch of nursery-related questions that you can use...
What is your favorite baby-related item that you've bought?
What will you not be buying for your nursery (i.e., what do you think isn't really necessary - for example, some people swear by wipes warmers, others think they're a total waste of money)?
Have you splurged on anything? If so, do you regret spending the money or was it worth every penny?
Where did you/are you planning to cut costs for your nursery?
Are you buying secondhand, or do you prefer to have all new stuff for your little one?
When did you/will you have your nursery finished by (how many weeks along)?
I just have a few that I've been thinking about recently...
- Are you planning to "wear" (is that the right word for it?) your baby? If so, which carrier are you using? If not, why not?
- Are you going to/did you find out the sex of the baby? Why/why not?
- What are the top 3 (or 5) items you REALLY want from your registry?
That's all I can think of for now =P
What is the one BR item that was your biggest priority? Meaning, not necessarily what was the most expensive, but what item were you willing to pay more than average for and get the best of because it was really important to you? (Crib, crib mattress, stroller, carseat, etc.)
Are you CDing? If so, what are your main reasons for doing so?
What items of furniture are in your baby's nursery?
Will you/are you bringing your baby/toddler to any classes? (i.e. baby yoga, music classes, toddler tumbling classes) Do you think these are beneficial to the baby, or more for the parents?
hmmm i always have a hard time thinking of questions but here are Q&A i found useful/interesting/fun during my PG and some additional Q's i have now
- what did you find most useful from your hospital bag? what did you pack and not use? when did/will you have it ready by?
- where is your favorite place to get maternity clothes?
- cravings?
- are you/did you have a freezer stash of meals for after baby was born? if so, what was in it besides the usual stuff like lasagna and baked pasta dishes?
- do you plan to have a medicated or unmedicated birth? if unmedicated, are you open to changing your mind, or do you plan to stick to it no matter what?
- how many children do you plan to have? of course we all just want a happy, healthy baby, but does gender matter to either you or DH? would you be willing to go beyond your "ideal" number of children in order to have a child of a particular gender? if so, where would you draw the line?
- will you/do you have a mobile above the crib? crib soother? white noise machine in the nursery? humidifier? any other toys/gadgets for baby in the nursery? moms - what have you found most useful?
- what are your tricks to get LO to sleep? do you rock or bounce your LO, put him/her in a bouncer/swing/car seat, or just hold him/her patiently and wait? have you ever been so desperate that you put your LO in the car and drove around just to get him/her to sleep?
- favorite infant toys?
- when did you introduce the baby to the bottle and how did it go? if you are EBFing, how often do you continue to give baby a bottle?
- if you are BFing and plan to go back to work, how often are you pumping to build up a freezer stash?
- if you are BFing, what is your favorite nursing bra? favorite nursing tops? (please link to them if possible)
- do you currently or do you plan to give baby a paci? why or why not?
- do you currently or do you plan to swaddle baby? why or why not? for those that do - which swaddle is your favorite and why? if you tried one and did not like it, let us know that, too.
- when do you plan/when did you introduce solids and why? (some parents are starting at 4 mos vs 6 mos now)
haha...ok, so I guess I was able to come up with a good # of questions once I sat down to think about it!
HTH and thanks for taking over the check in!
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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